US4698505A - Finger ring dosimeter - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a finger ring dosimeter which includes a thermoluminescent detector mounted in a ring formed as an open clasp.
- a dosimeter needs to be adapted for its particular application, that is, a finger ring or person dosimeter must be assigned to the wearer and a local or environmental dosimeter must be assigned to a particular location. This is normally done by number assignments.
- the numbers are firmly associated with the support structure since they do not have the space for sufficiently large labeling with the exception of local dosimeters (with solid material dosimeter supports). Renewal of the markings of a dosimeter after an interval of usage including the evaluation procedure is not possible so that the properly assigned dosimeter has to be searched for when needed.
- a finger ring dosimeter which consists of a clasp-like support structure bent to form an open ring having formed at its apex a cavity receiving a radiation detecting thermoluminescent material which, together with the support structure, is encased and sealed into a coat of plastic material.
- the detecting material Upon heating of the detecting material from one side of the cavity subsequent to a period of radiation exposure, the detecting material emits light which is measured from the other side in an evaluation process which determines the radiation exposure of the ring and its wearer.
- a carbonized aluminum foil is disposed over the cavity on the outside of the clasp-like support structure which prevents exposure of the material to ultraviolet radiation but which may be easily heated from the outside by infrared radiation during the heating process and which conducts the heat to the thermoluminescent detector material for its heating while reflecting back out to the opposite side of the ring the light emitted from the detector material where the amount of light emission is determined as a measure of the radiation exposure.
- the dosimeter mounts for the solid state detectors are insertable into the clasp and the detector is embedded or molded together with a resiliently deformable interior reinforcement structure into a plastic material suitable for the given evaluation procedure.
- the finger ring dosimeter so prepared may of course also be used off a finger and in an environment which is aggressive for the detector as such; it can be easily identified by way of permanent or exchangeable identification markings and it may be evaluated by automatic operation while remaining in the mount.
- the dosimeter is of small size and light weight, and it is easy to clean; it may be sterilized under cold or even hot conditions (hot only if the detector information may be erased); its contamination can be easily avoided because of smooth surfaces; it is resistant to liquids and various solutions and also to various temperatures; and it can be easily handled.
- the dosimeter according to the invention is sufficiently temperature resistant that it may be heated from one side while, at the same time, it remains light transparent on the other such that the detector may be analyzed while remaining mounted.
- FIG. 1 is a clasp dosimeter including a detector in cross-section, before it is bent into a finger ring;
- FIG. 2 is a top view of the dosimeter clasp.
- the finger ring dosimeter according to the invention consists essentially of a clasp 1 preferably of a thin elastic material which is shown flat in FIG. 1 before it is bent into a circular shape as indicated by the dash-dotted line. At its apex there is provided a pan-like cavity or rather a cut-out 3 receiving a detector 2. Its surface 5 is exposed to the radiation to be detected whereas its back side 6 serves to analyze the detector 2 (by thermoluminescent light emission).
- the clasp 1 including the detector 2 is surrounded by a homogeneous thin coat 4 of plastic which provides for a complete coating. As seen in FIG. 2 an identification code 7 may be provided on the top surface of the clasp 1.
- the coat 4 consists of plastic materials which, at least at the heat supply side 5, are temperature resistant up to about 400° C. depending on the requirements of the detector material utilized and which, on the evaluation side 6, provide for the necessary light transparency.
- the bendable reinforcement structure, that is, the clasp 1 may consist, for example, of a thin steel spring or of a relatively stiff alloy member which permit adjustment of the ring opening to the finger size of the wearer.
- the detector material 2 is arranged in a cavity 3 in the apex area of the clasp 1.
- the shape of the strap is such that there is about the same resistance to bending over the clasp length so as to facilitate the bending into a ring and to avoid cracks.
- thermoluminescent material is used as the detector 2, either as powder, as a chip or as a thin film
- an aluminum foil 8 which has its one side, that is, the side facing the heat supply side 5, carbonized, is disposed over the cavity 3 and cemented in place or simply enclosed in the coat 4 in order to prevent ultraviolet radiation exposure of the detector 2.
- the area over the cavity 3 is blackened, no such carbonized aluminum foil is needed.
- the carbonization of such aluminum foil also serves to improve heat absorption during the evaluation procedure.
- the smooth bright underside of the foil adjacent the detector material serves as a light reflector.
- thermoluminescent materials LiF:Mn; BeO:Na
- BeO:Na thermoluminescent materials
- carbonized Cu foils of different thickness may be used in connection with a corresponding amount of different detectors in order to permit filter-analytical evaluation of the radiation dosis.
- an adhesive Al foil 9 may be disposed at the underside of the arrangement which foil 9 is provided with an identification code 7.
- a loss of the detector material by breakage of the clasp during use or during evaluation is impossible since the detector material is embedded and fully enclosed. This also prevents any loss of information during the evaluation procedure.
- Cleaning of the dosimeters and also their sterilization under cold or, to certain limits, hot conditions are simple and unproblematic because of the type of plastic materials used which plastic materials are resistant to aggressive substances and resistant to high temperatures and because the surfaces are perfectly smooth.
- the dosimeter may be evaluated as to radiation exposure with the detector remaining in the support structure. The design is such that, with an inexpensive detector material such as BeO:Na, the dosimeter may be discarded after use and evaluation.
- thermoluminescent material which, upon being heated, produces light which, directly and reflected from the Al foil, is emitted through the translucent opening of the ring clasp where the light emission is determined as a measure of radiation exposure of the dosimeter and its wearer.
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DE8510060U DE8510060U1 (de) | 1985-04-04 | 1985-04-04 | Fingerring-Dosimeter |
DE8510060[U] | 1985-04-04 |
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JP (1) | JPH0515113Y2 (de) |
CH (1) | CH670317A5 (de) |
DE (1) | DE8510060U1 (de) |
FR (1) | FR2580082B3 (de) |
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AT398005B (de) * | 1990-01-18 | 1994-08-25 | Oesterr Forsch Seibersdorf | Dosimeter |
WO1998018021A1 (de) * | 1996-10-21 | 1998-04-30 | GSF - Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit GmbH | Fingerringdosimetersonde |
US20060136167A1 (en) * | 2004-12-21 | 2006-06-22 | Nye Pamela F | Handheld computing device for performing multitasks in healthcare applications |
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DE9115408U1 (de) * | 1991-12-12 | 1992-02-13 | Jans, Heino, Dipl.-Ing. (FH), 5632 Wermelskirchen | Thermo-Lumineszenz-Detektor |
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US3792277A (en) * | 1971-08-09 | 1974-02-12 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Apparatus for individually measuring a plurality of dosimeter elements fixed in a single frame |
US3878108A (en) * | 1972-06-14 | 1975-04-15 | Kernforschung Gmbh Ges Fuer | Dosimeter to be worn on a finger |
US3983717A (en) * | 1975-02-03 | 1976-10-05 | Medi-Ray, Inc. | Ring with changeable radiation dosimeter |
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US3792277A (en) * | 1971-08-09 | 1974-02-12 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Apparatus for individually measuring a plurality of dosimeter elements fixed in a single frame |
US3878108A (en) * | 1972-06-14 | 1975-04-15 | Kernforschung Gmbh Ges Fuer | Dosimeter to be worn on a finger |
US3983717A (en) * | 1975-02-03 | 1976-10-05 | Medi-Ray, Inc. | Ring with changeable radiation dosimeter |
Cited By (10)
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AT398005B (de) * | 1990-01-18 | 1994-08-25 | Oesterr Forsch Seibersdorf | Dosimeter |
WO1998018021A1 (de) * | 1996-10-21 | 1998-04-30 | GSF - Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit GmbH | Fingerringdosimetersonde |
US6097033A (en) * | 1996-10-21 | 2000-08-01 | Gsf-Forschungszentrum Fur Umwelt Und Gesundheit Gmbh | Dosimeter probe |
US20060136167A1 (en) * | 2004-12-21 | 2006-06-22 | Nye Pamela F | Handheld computing device for performing multitasks in healthcare applications |
WO2006068895A1 (en) * | 2004-12-21 | 2006-06-29 | Pamela Nye | Handheld computing device for performing multitasks in healthcare applications |
EP1831646A1 (de) * | 2004-12-21 | 2007-09-12 | Pamela Nye | In der hand gehaltenes datenverarbeitungsgerät zur durchführung von multitasks in gesundheitsversorgungs-anwendungen |
US7421367B2 (en) * | 2004-12-21 | 2008-09-02 | Nye Pamela F | Handheld computing device for performing multitasks in healthcare applications |
EP1831646A4 (de) * | 2004-12-21 | 2010-11-17 | Pamela Nye | In der hand gehaltenes datenverarbeitungsgerät zur durchführung von multitasks in gesundheitsversorgungs-anwendungen |
US20060201217A1 (en) * | 2005-03-09 | 2006-09-14 | Kenichiro Iai | Method and apparatus for continuously manufacturing fastener stringer |
US7757387B2 (en) * | 2005-03-09 | 2010-07-20 | Ykk Corporation | Apparatus for continuously manufacturing fastener stringer |
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CH670317A5 (de) | 1989-05-31 |
FR2580082B3 (de) | 1987-05-29 |
FR2580082A3 (de) | 1986-10-10 |
JPH0515113Y2 (de) | 1993-04-21 |
JPS61167573U (de) | 1986-10-17 |
DE8510060U1 (de) | 1985-05-23 |
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